Lidderdale History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lidderdale family

The surname Lidderdale was first found in Galloway (Gaelic: Gall-ghaidhealaibh), an area of southwestern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, that formerly consisted of the counties of Wigtown (West Galloway) and Kirkcudbright (East Galloway), where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient but turbulent no-man's land where the persecuted Many were given land by King Malcolm Canmore and later by King David of Scotland. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in Scotland at Galloway but were later found in Berwickshire at the east coast. One early record of the name shows Andrew Lidderdale was the Abbot of the Monastery at Dryburgh (1489-1506). They were known as Lauderdale. Later they were in lands at Kaidslie and Haggis.

Early History of the Lidderdale family

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Lidderdale Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lidderdale, Lauderdale, Lydderdale, Lydderdaill, Lutherdale, Luthirdale, Liderdaill, Lidderdaine and many more.

Early Notables of the Lidderdale family

the Lidderdale family of Galloway

Migration of the Lidderdale family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Lidderdale (post 1700) +

Charles Sillem Lidderdale (1831-1895), English artist
Sir David Lidderdale, English administrator, Clerk of the House of Commons in 1974
William Lidderdale (1832-1902), British merchant, governor of the Bank of England (1889-1892)
George Lidderdale Gretton (b. 1950), Scottish lawyer and academic, Commissioner of the Scottish Law Commission (2006-2011)

The Lidderdale Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Foresight is all